April 2025

PRO-ED Field Testing News


Spring 2025

Updates & Action Items

 

 

  • Test of Adolescent and Adult Word Finding—Third Edition (TAWF-2: NU): For this clinical sample study, we will be collecting data for various clinical groups with the following exceptionalities- Learning disabilities in reading, Documented word-finding difficulties, Language impairments. Other exceptionalities/disabilities, including ADHD, autism spectrum disorders, etc.


  • Test of Word Finding—Third Edition: Normative Update (TWF-3: NU): We are seeking examiners to participate in an equivalency study comparing the scores of TWF-3: NU print administrations to those resulting from TWF-3 computer administrations. In conjunction with the normative study, we will be collecting data for various clinical samples, including Learning disabilities especially in reading, Gifted/talented, Intellectual disabilities and other exceptionalities including language impairment and ADHD.

 

  • Developmental Assessment of Young Children–Third Edition (DAYC-3): For this initial study, we are seeking English-speaking children, from birth to 71 months of any ability/exceptionality, racial/ethnic category, and socioeconomic status, for normative and validity samples.

 

  • Test of Childhood Stuttering-Second Edition (TOCS-2): We are seeking examiners who can test individuals who stutter, ages 3 years through 12 years. Examiners will be paid $100 per administration of the TOCS-2, and examinees will be sent a $50 Amazon gift card per administration. 


Visit our Field Examiner Portal to learn more about these standardization projects! If you have questions, contact testsites@proedinc.com.


Thank you for your help with these projects!



New & Upcoming Projects


New Projects in Data Collection:

 

 

*These tests will be co-normed with the TORC-5 and are included in the TORC-5 project.

 

Coming Soon:

 

  • Ilinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities--Fourth Edition (ITPA-4): The ITPA-3 is an effective measure of children's spoken and written language. All of the subtests measure some aspect of language, including oral language, writing, reading, and spelling. This measure will be in an item analysis study soon.

 



Click on the links above to learn more about the current editions of these tests or visit

Field Examiner Portal to learn more about these standardization projects!

Important Administrative Updates



  • We have a new gift card process! Before returning completed data, the email address for gift card recipients must be entered into the appropriate space on the Active Subjects screen and the appropriate box must be clicked to indicate which assessment is being compensated. Failure to do so will result in delayed compensation or non-payment for examinees.


  • When returning via FedEx please return completed data in as few packages as possible rather than one at a time. This saves everyone time and money.



  • When completing materials ensure that all forms (e.g., authorization, demographic, record forms, etc.) are fully complete and match the characteristics of the subject ID. Incomplete data will be returned to you for completion resulting in delays in your compensation. Please submit W-9 forms before uploading your first exam documents. The W-9 only needs to be submitted once.


General Field Testing Information

Compensation: Compensation is typically processed within 4-6 weeks. Get paid faster by signing up for direct deposit! Please note that processing may take the full 6 weeks during busy times.


Preparing your data for upload: Please configure your scanner settings to color and carefully review the scanned images to ensure all information is clearly legible. It is required that all pages of all record forms be uploaded. Submissions containing unreadable or incomplete data will be returned for correction, which will postpone the processing of your compensation.


Shipping: To ensure timely delivery, please request materials at least two weeks in advance. Keep in mind that inclement weather can sometimes cause delays with FedEx shipments.


Need a return label: Find the link in the Field Examiner Portal menu or next to your active subjects. Please drop off materials at an official FedEx location for optimal service.


Validity Studies: Test-retest, equivalency, concurrent, and clinical validity studies are available on the Field Examiner Portal. Here's a brief explanation:


  • Test-retest studies involve administering the test twice with an intervening time period of approximately 2 weeks.


  • Equivalency studies usually a test-retest embedded in an equivalency study where you give both forms of the test. In this study, it's important to administer both forms at both the first testing (time 1) and at the second testing approximately 2 weeks later (time 2). It is also very important to counterbalance the order of administration of the alternate forms. That is, you might give Student 1 Form A first at time 1, then give Form B first at time 2. Then you should give Student 2 Form B first at time 1, then give Form A first at time 2.


  • Concurrent validity studies require data collection on the test in norming as well as a related test.


  • Clinical studies involve collecting data on examinees with diagnosed exceptionalities from any region, gender, race and ethnicity. 


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